squeeze in
phrasal verb
squeezed in; squeezing in; squeezes in
: to find time for (someone or something)
I can squeeze you in after my one o'clock appointment.
The teacher tried to squeeze in a few more lessons before school vacation.
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School runs, work, squeeze in a sports practice or a music lesson (maybe both), get dinner on the table, and hop on the bedtime train — the daily hustle alone wears us all out.
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Miranda Rake, Parents, 8 Oct. 2024
So there’s a squeeze in the rich countries’ budgets, even though aid is well under 1 percent of the US government budget.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
To work around this, Miriam Salazar has organized efficiently, squeezing in one of each piñata design to show her clientele.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024
Eoin Toal almost squeezes in a header for the hosts, while Wrexham substitute Steven Fletcher brings an excellent save from Baxter.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024
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Miranda Rake, Parents, 8 Oct. 2024
So there’s a squeeze in the rich countries’ budgets, even though aid is well under 1 percent of the US government budget.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 19 Sep. 2024
To work around this, Miriam Salazar has organized efficiently, squeezing in one of each piñata design to show her clientele.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024
Eoin Toal almost squeezes in a header for the hosts, while Wrexham substitute Steven Fletcher brings an excellent save from Baxter.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024
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“Squeeze in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeeze%20in. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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